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When Someone You Love Is in an Abusive Relationship: Supporting Them While Caring for Yourself
For friends and family: how to support someone in an abusive relationship safely, and how to care for yourself through the helplessness…
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Domestic Violence
Understanding Domestic Violence: a 15-part series from Lindsey Tong, LCSW, written for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Learn to recognize coercive control, digital and financial abuse, why leaving is so hard, and what healing can look like, for yourself or someone you love. If you are in danger, call 911 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (text START to 88788).
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Why Leaving Isn’t Simple: Understanding the Barriers to Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Why leaving an abusive relationship is so hard, from fear and finances to custody concerns and stigma, and how to get support without…
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Can an Abusive Partner Change? What Real Change Looks Like and How to Protect Yourself
The difference between empty promises and genuine change, what real help for an abusive partner involves, and why it's never your job to…
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Healing After Leaving an Abusive Partner: Finding Your Way Back to Yourself
What healing after an abusive relationship can look like, why you may still miss your former partner, and how to rebuild your life.
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Domestic Violence Resource Guide
Hotlines, local agencies in San Francisco and Los Angeles, legal help, and trusted resources for every topic in our domestic violence…
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Recommended Books and Films on Domestic Violence
Books, memoirs, and films recommended by domestic violence organizations, for survivors, parents, teens, children, and the people who love…
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